Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:

He said that his father was ill and they _____ go to see the doctor yesterday.

• A. can
• B. had to
• C. are able
• D. can't
• E. may

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

had to

A verb is used to express an occurrence, action, or state. It is the grammatical center of the predicate in a sentence.

An auxiliary verb is a verb which is used in the formation of tenses, moods, tones, etc.

Option B is correct as was and go indicate the use had to.

The other options are wrong as no other tense can be used here.

The correct answer is B) had to.